Stannard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: David Stannard, American historian Eliot Stannard (1888-1944), British screenwriter George J. Stannard, Union general in the American Civil War Ian Stannard, English cyclist Lynn Stannard, Manitoba judge Richard Stannard (songwriter), English songwriter and record producer Richard Stannard (triathlete), British triathlete Richard Been Stannard, English recipient of the Victoria Cross Russell Stannard, English physicist a British family of painters Alfred Stannard Alfred George Stannard Eloise Harriet Stannard Emily Coppin Stannard Joseph Stannard See also Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist and author Stannard Township, Michigan Stannard, Vermont Stannard Beach, a section of Westbrook, Connecticut Stannards, New York